Photography alumna documents Leeds in upcoming RRB Photobook

Nosey Parker is the inaugural title of Platform, a new publishing project by RRB Photobooks aiming to support emerging voices in British Documentary Photography. The project draws on the photographic legacy of RRB's existing catalogue to take part in writing the documentary tradition of the future.

Platt’s work celebrates the everyday. Fleeting beauty, bold type, golden sunrises, and stand-out shop fronts wink to the charm and wit of a very British land. In every nook and cranny, Platt captures the mundanity of our lives with an appreciation for the people and places, of Leeds and beyond.

Platt has lived in Leeds for over a decade, we asked her what it was about the city that inspired this project, “Leeds is full of everchanging character,” she says “it makes for a very captivating narrative for my work. I'm always up and out at the crack of dawn to catch the quiet peaceful glowing moments that others may miss, I'm really drawn to golden light and long strong shadows which are only caught early on, or at golden hour. I find it incredibly difficult to ignore that time of day.”

In Nosey Parker Platt revisits photographer Peter Mitchell's Leeds and surrounding cities five decades after Mitchell first picked up a camera. Mitchell’s work clearly resonates with Platts work in Nosey Parker; Platt was introduced to the photographer’s work in 2012 during her Photography degree at Leeds Arts University (then Leeds College of Art). She was lucky enough to spend time with Mitchell and was introduced to his ‘Scarecrow’s’ project. Platt goes on to say “he's influenced my work greatly, and how I approach Leeds. If you ever get the chance to hear Peter talk about his work and his practice, jump at it - he's got a real skill for holding a crowd and telling spontaneous tales of his time.”